Former NBA Player Chase Budinger Qualifies for Paris 2024 Olympics as Beach Volleyball Player
Kosport Magazine is excited to announce that former NBA player Chase Budinger will be representing the United States at the 2024 Paris Olympics, but he won’t be playing on hardwood. Budinger, who has made a name for himself on the AVP Tour, will be one of two men’s beach volleyball teams for the US.
Budinger and his partner Miles Evans secured their spot on the Olympic team after qualifying at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour event in Ostrava, Czechia. It’s a dream come true for the former basketball star, who will now have the chance to bring home a gold medal in a different sport.
Kosport Magazine’s Take: Budinger’s Journey from Basketball to Beach Volleyball
Kosport Magazine takes a closer look at Budinger’s journey from the hardcourt to the sand. The 6’7″ forward made a name for himself in college playing for Arizona, earning All-Pac-12 honors in 2008-2009. In the 2009 NBA Draft, he was selected by the Detroit Pistons, but was quickly traded to the Houston Rockets.
After three seasons with the Rockets, Budinger joined the Minnesota Timberwolves and then went on to play for the Indiana Pacers and Phoenix Suns before retiring in 2017. But Budinger’s love for competition led him to the world of beach volleyball, where he has found great success and now olympics-after-u-s-wrestling-team-trials/” title=”David Taylor suffers stunning upset loss, Kyle Snyder heads back for third Olympics after U.S. wrestling team trials”>qualifies for the Olympics.
Congratulations to Chase Budinger and Miles Evans on their Olympic qualification, and we can’t wait to see them represent the US on the sand in Paris 2024!
